Nguyen Thanh Hung, Deputy Minister of Information and Communication, delivers speech at the ninth annual Vietnam Information Security Day in Hanoi (Source: ictnews.vn) Speakingat the "New era of information security” seminar held to mark the ninthannual Vietnam Information Security Day in Hanoi on December 2, Hung said theministry has always supported associations and businesses to build a safe andhealthy information society.
Informationsecurity globally has seen complicated changes as many Internet of Things (IoT)devices were attacked on a large scale, causing serious problems, he said,adding that there is no international pact or law on network security.
InVietnam, a legal framework on network security is nearly completed. After the lawon network security was approved by the National Assembly, the Governmentpromulgated Decree 02 guiding the implementation of the law. The ministry hasalso cooperated with relevant ministries and agencies to implement a plan toensure information security under Decision No 898/QD-TTg dated May 27, 2016.
“Informationsecurity is expected to experience more complicated changes in the upcomingtime. The situation is also seen in Vietnam. This is why State agencies,enterprises, organisations and individuals in the ICT sector should quickly seeksuitable solutions to respond to the issue,” he said.
TheVietnam Information Security Association also announced the Vietnam InformationSecurity 2016 Index at the event. For the first time, the index reached 59.9 percentin 2016, increasing 13.5 percent from last year.
VuQuoc Khanh from VNISA said this was the ninth year the association announcedthe survey on information security in organisations and businesses and thefourth year for the index.
Thesurvey on 692 firms and organisations from September to November in Hanoi, Da Nangand HCM City showed that the indices in 2015, 2014 and 2013 were 47.4 percent,39 percent and 37.3 percent respectively.
“TheInformation Security 2016 Index has seen sustainable growth. This has shownincreasing awareness of investment for information security among organisationsand companies,” Khanh said.
BuiNguyen Dung, senior manager, cyber security services, IT risks and assurance atEY Vietnam, said businesses could benefit by complying with informationsecurity regulations. They could develop trust and confidence with customersand stakeholders while controlling risks and impacts. They could alsostrengthen relationships with regulators.
"Cybersecurity is a business risk. Managing cyber security requires a risk-based andenterprise-wide approach. The first step in managing cyber security risk isunderstanding your current state. Cyber security is the responsibility ofeveryone in organisations," he said.-VNA
